CCR #1

 The very first question that we are required to answer is: 

How does your product use or challenge conventions, and how does it represent social groups or issues? 

To start by answering this question, I researched information and gathered information from my past blog posts.  

The first part of the question asks how my product uses or challenge conventions. 

• Since I did a coming-of-age, the conventions I used were including a protagonist who, within their society, found themselves. So, I didn’t really challenge any conventions within my film. The type of conflict is important too as I used the conflict of character vs. self or ‘man vs. self' which correctly shows which main idea I wanted to pursue within this specific genre. This is shown by the constant isolation of my character and the many monotone shots with no dialogue and diegetic sounds. I also used many close-ups to clearly display the emotions that my character feels.  

The second part of the question asks how it creates representation for social groups or issues.  

• Representation is the most important element in my film, as my whole film idea revolves around it. To correctly represent the social groups I intended to, I included many of the real characteristics of the type of people that experience the emotions portrayed in the film, such as being of a young age like the main character of my film. These emotions include isolation, depression, and exhaustion (from school, from social lives, and/or from one's own mental health). Many teens/young adults who experience this usually tend to turn to something specific to help them push through. For many like myself it can be music.  

 

My script will include my dad interviewing me: 

Alfonso: Good evening to those who are here and who are currently watching at home. I'm your host Alfonso and today we will be bringing in a very special guest. Come on out!

[Maia walks into frame and sits down as audience applauses]

Alfonso: Hello, hello, hello! Welcome!

Maia: Hello! 

Alfonso: Remind us what your name is again?

[Audience chuckles]

Maia (smiles): Yes, of course. I’m Maia Quijano.  

Alfonso: Maia Quijano. Producer AND actor of the new film ‘The Sound in Between’. How are you feeling? 

Maia: I am doing pretty great.

Alfonso: That’s good. You know, I was really hoping you didn’t feel anything like the character you acted as in your film. 

Maia (chuckles): No, of course not. 

Alfonso: Well then, I do have some questions to ask about your film. 

Maia: Go right ahead! 

Alfonso: Well, as we all know, your film is a coming-of-age movie. How would you say your film uses or challenges conventions of this genre? 

Maia: That’s a great question. For my film, The Sound in Between, I used many conventions of a coming-of-age film, such as including a protagonist who in their society finds themselves. There is also the conflict (‘character vs. self') that contributes to the conventions you would normally find in a coming-of-age. 

Alfonso (in agreeance): Yes, I noticed that. Do you think that these conventions also represent social groups and issues you would normally see today in society? 

Maia: Well, the struggle of my character itself IS representation. But it's displayed by the constant isolation of my character and the many monotone shots with no dialogue that rely on mostly diegetic sounds.  

Alfonso: I was actually wondering what those scenes contributed to your film. 

Maia: I mean, yeah, I would say that this definitely contributes to the representation of my film as my character displays real life emotions (such as depression, isolation, and exhaustion) that many teens and young adults deal with. Many who experience this also tend to turn to something specific to help them push through. For many like myself it can be music, which is something that was also shown. I think this is also why representation is the most crucial element of my film. 

Alfonso (interested): That’s really interesting. I do think that representation is essential in our current society. And especially to those who are in need of the message you are conveying through your film.